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(DIR) Post #A4yNdxo8oIKpH5EFgO by fatboy@fosstodon.org
2021-03-07T16:59:18Z
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Would you use the Brave Search Engine? If no, please say why.
(DIR) Post #A4yOHLGvVKlBLETCwi by thumb@fosstodon.org
2021-03-07T17:06:45Z
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@fatboy They don’t exactly have a good track record in respecting privacy of their users. A search engine looks like an opportunity to grab more data and show ads. It will all be an innocuous ‘mistake’ when they get called for breaking user trust.
(DIR) Post #A4yOfdAGdEGvmgw9eS by wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org
2021-03-07T17:11:11Z
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@fatboy It's Cliqz. Until the Cliqz people say there's something up, I'm prepared to use it.
(DIR) Post #A4yOkOVOYtSLle5h2W by werwolf@fosstodon.org
2021-03-07T17:12:03Z
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@fatboy they have done terrible things. And they're just another advertising company. If they wanted to get away from Google, Brave wouldn't be based in chromium. They do the search engine just because they want to spy more on you. You'll see a lot of privacy "influencers" recommending it. They pay this people to recommend Brave in their videos. Just use Searx in Firefox or in Palemoon or whatever browser you like that isn't based in chromium
(DIR) Post #A4yOt2dPFKLWXhxewS by werwolf@fosstodon.org
2021-03-07T17:12:28Z
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@fatboy they have done terrible things. And they're just another advertising company. If they wanted to get away from Google, Brave wouldn't be based in chromium. They make the search engine just because they want to spy more on you. You'll see a lot of privacy "influencers" recommending it. They pay this people to recommend Brave in their videos. Just use Searx in Firefox or in Palemoon or whatever browser you like that isn't based in chromium
(DIR) Post #A4yOw7gAwl3B3bj4HA by TheCam@fosstodon.org
2021-03-07T17:13:19Z
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@fatboy I host my own searx instance, nothing better than that
(DIR) Post #A4yPHaDq1IEvf9hjOa by adnan360@mas.to
2021-03-07T17:17:39Z
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@thumb I would've been more happy if they forked YaCy and started improving it because it guarantees the privacy of users with algorithm/tech. There's no way of getting search log for anyone.But on the other hand, I want a competitor of the big tech. It will force them to improve things (at least on the outside). And looking forward to see it being FOSS. It is not clear whether they'll open up their source code.
(DIR) Post #A4yPuDCDZ30jXgMksa by DCLXVI@mastodon.social
2021-03-07T17:25:00Z
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@fatboy I'm puzzled that anyone trusts Brave at all. Their track record speaks for itself.
(DIR) Post #A4yQ07i6s9zaGa6OP2 by polarhive@mastodon.social
2021-03-07T17:26:05Z
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@fatboy If they're 1. open source 2. have an open API to integrate with searx3. I can block their 1st party ads with uBlock Origin4. html.duckduckgo.com (No JS version) / duckduckgo.com/lite mode5. have good search results obviously (this takes years to develop)Until then I'll be sticking with ddg, even though it's proprietary.I made a short video on that. https://polarhive.ml/videos/notes/brave-is-launching-an-independent-alternative-to-google-search
(DIR) Post #A4yQvqHxnuen1uOY2S by gr8sys@mastodon.social
2021-03-07T17:36:28Z
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@fatboy might give Swisscows a go, it’s ok to be surprised.
(DIR) Post #A4yV4sAAbXJbGXJLMW by Mehrad@fosstodon.org
2021-03-07T18:21:47Z
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@fatboy No, because it is based on Chromium and Google is navigating the Chromium project. Plus I want to help diversify the browser market by using non-chromium-based OpenSource browsers. Hence I use Firefox and qutebrowser.P.s: The only Chromium-based browser I install as backup browser is Vivaldi as it is suuuuper customizable.
(DIR) Post #A4yXREN0v3CWQ36jAW by PaulFranz@fosstodon.org
2021-03-07T18:49:25Z
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@fatboy I don't plan on using the Brave Search Engine because Brave is not my primary brower and Duck Duck Go is good for me.
(DIR) Post #A4yaFjwtz3MukM6ef2 by ar@persadon.com
2021-03-07T19:20:56Z
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@fatboy I'm waiting to see if it's really a search engine or just another meta search tool.
(DIR) Post #A4yaIDkq8fDxlXeCEy by arh@toots.alirezahayati.com
2021-03-07T19:21:25Z
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@fatboy I'm waiting to see if it's really a search engine or just another meta search tool.
(DIR) Post #A4ycWlep5KRGsOtgS8 by person@fosstodon.org
2021-03-07T19:46:27Z
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@fatboy Yes, if it's FOSS and has good results I will try it.
(DIR) Post #A4ymcKc1YAZIHCsbIW by codythedragonrude@mastodon.social
2021-03-07T21:39:30Z
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@fatboy https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/22/in_brief_security/
(DIR) Post #A4zCFkTno770eOvUoq by hydrogen@mastodon.online
2021-03-08T02:26:45Z
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@fatboy Corporate company and obviously SEO issues at first
(DIR) Post #A4zWzSSx7161BbbOZU by aw@fosstodon.org
2021-03-08T06:19:00Z
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@fatboy no bc chromium based
(DIR) Post #A5344SjlPYxZR8L5we by bsp0109@fosstodon.org
2021-03-09T23:13:36Z
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@fatboy Well, I don't like Brave